Sony STR-DE835 Surround Receiver
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(4.5 out of 5)
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(5 out of 5)The most bang for your buck!
Down to the cut and chase. This is a great Reciever. I am constantly looking, reviewing and comparing electronic equipment and would say that I have a good knowledge of the market. I give this product a Five Star rating because of the features it carries at the price it gives. If you want a Reciever that can do multiple S-video, digital, analog inputs/outputs for each component,(such as a DSS satalite,VCR,DVD,CD,MD,LD,Ect.)this may not be the Reciever for you. Sure the Reciever can recieve all of these components, just not in S-video & Digital. For support of all these functions you need a bigger (and more expensive, I might add!) Reciever. But if your looking for a Reciever that can handle three Digital/S-video,+ multiple analog inputs/outputs this is the reciever for you! It has plenty of power which is clean and very clear. I love the fact you can adjust individual Bass/Mid/Treble levels and frequencies, the distance and height of the speakers and Type of speakers. These funtions gives the listening point that sweet spot. It also has full Dolby digital/DTS decoding along with 27 soundfeilds that compliment the sound even further. This Reciever has allot of the functions and abilities of the higher end Recievers without the big bucks. Plus, it's from a reliable and reputable company. Sure this Reciever doesn't have it all, but that ALL includes the price.
(5 out of 5)Excellent value, high quality
I picked this one because it is a step above the basic models offered by Kenwood and Pioneer. For one thing it has more elaborate soundfield capabilities, and had DTS decoding, which just might become the audio format for the future. Since my tape deck is a Sony, the remote operates it as well.
I found the sound fields to be much smoother and more convincing than I had expected from my experience with my previous Sony Dolby Prologic receiver, probably due to that 32 bit encoding. The amplifier section sounds smooth and clean, the FM tuner is adaquete. There are two subwoofer outputs, making it possible for me to use an old stereo amplifier as the subwoofer driver.
The ergonomics take some getting used to, but not unduly so, and once the process is discovered, smooth to operate. The remote has lots of functions for adjusting soundfields, and includes options for controlling your other Sony gear.
My old Sony receiver sounded bad when I switched in the "B" speakers, apparently they were wired in series with the "A" speakers. Ugh. This new one avoids that entirely, the power may be reduced for each speaker when a second set of front speakers is switched, but there is no audible distortion to the sound so long as you don't push the volume to extreme limits.
(4 out of 5)Great receiver but DOES NOT DO DTS. The 985 includes DTS.
I haven't found the right suround setting for stereo music. There's a lot of cute features but for music just play it in normal mode. I really should have bought the 985 but I am very happy with this unit. It was well worth the money and movies are awesome in AC-3 5.1.
(5 out of 5)Everything you need for superb home-theater!
I just purchased one of these receivers and am quite impressed. I wanted Dolby Digital and DTS as well as S-Video I/O and found it all in the STR-DE835. I've been shopping around for some time and have looked at a variety of products. Pioneer and JVC had competitive products but the features and the price were right on with this one. I highly recommend it.
(5 out of 5)Great sound, good value
For a change, I was impressed with the sound quality for being Sony's low end DD/DTS decoder. Definately a keeper for a while.